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OBI Blood Drives In Ponca City February

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 Oklahoma Blood Institute needs strong, inspiring, giving, and heroic blood donors to save the lives of local patients! Blood donors will receive their choice of inspirational t-shirt in one of three featured colors: coral, sky blue, or gray.  Donors will also receive a coupon from Whataburger for a free honey butter chicken biscuit and be...

Ditch Witch Sold To Minnesota-Based Company Toro

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The Perry-based company Ditch Witch was sold to the company Toro for $700 million in cash.Toro, which is a company based in Bloomington, MN., is an American manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment, snow removal equipment and water-saving irrigation supplies for commercial and residential gardens, public parks, golf course, sports fields and agricultural fields. According...

Teacher And Student Save Boy From Choking

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A Lincoln Elementary teacher and a third-grade student were credited for saving the life of another student with their actions earlier in the week. Third-grade student Warren Rhodd was eating lunch with his classmates Tuesday when he began to choke on a food particle lodged into his throat. Fellow classmate and eight-year-old Shilyn Edwardson...
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Listen And Learn Presentation On Marland Hunting Camps

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Marland’s Grand Home will present part one of a Listen and Learn series titled the “Marland Hunting Camps of the 1920s” on Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m.  E.W. Marland, founder and president of the Marland Oil Company, which later became Conoco, owned and/or participated in three camps where he and his...

Two Stillwater Kids Looking To Make It To National Spelling Bee

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Was it ever your dream as a kid to compete in the National Spelling Bee? Two Stillwater kids have a shot of making that dream happen as seventh-grader home school student Mazie Finch and fifth-grader Gavin Bambrough from Westwood Elementary will compete in the Central Oklahoma Spelling Bee for a chance to go to...

WINTER WEATHER: Highway Conditions Alert Updated 5 AM Friday

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A Winter Weather Advisory in effect 'til 12 noon today. Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 1pm, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between 1pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation...
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Tonkawa School Board Approves New 2019-2020 Calendar

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The Tonkawa Board of Education members met on Monday night and approved the 2019-2020 school calendar. In the absence of Superintendent Lori Simpson, the board tabled the rehiring of principals until next month. The board also decided to table action on the summer food program. Tonkawa schools has been averaging five to six breakfasts...

Nicholson Wins Re-Election, School Bonds Pass

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Homer Nicholson won his fifth term as Ponca City Mayor following Tuesday's election with 85 percent of the totals votes cast, defeating somewhat of an unwilling challenger Fed McCullough.432 votes of the 507 ballots were in Nicholson's favor. The low turnout at the polls and large margin Nicholson defeated his opponent by may have...

Blackwell Man Arrested For Sending Inappropriate Messages

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KFOR-TV out of Oklahoma City announced that a Blackwell man has been arrested after he allegedly sent inappropriate messages to an undercover investigator.The officials say that 36-year-old Daniel Winterhalter thought that at the time he was talking to a 14-year-old girl from Canadian County (Central Oklahoma) through social media, but he was actually messaging an undercover...
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Union Students Complete Math Masters Program

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Six students at Union Elementary received recognition for completing all 20 levels of the Math Masters program. Union Principal Dr. Trina Resler said, "Math Masters is a program we use at Union to increase our fact fluency. Students are tested weekly on 100 problems from addition...

Woodlands PIE Partners Present Gift Cards to Students

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Woodlands Elementary School’s P.I.E. (Partners in Education) Partners, Blackwell Dentistry and Exploration Destination, presented four lucky Woodlands Wildcats with $25 Walmart gift cards.  Students earn “Wild Cards” for following procedures, then spending them on fun prizes and privileges.  All of the Wild Cards that have been spent are periodically put in a drawing.  These...

Deer Creek-Lamont Takes 3rd Place At State Academic Bowl Tournament

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Before 2019, Deer Creek-Lamont has never had an Academic team in the state academic bowl. With their first appearance in school history, the #3 seeded DCLA Eagles Academic team placed 3rd at the Class A State Academic Bowl on Saturday, February 2 at Redlands College in El Reno.The team was victorious in the first...
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